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The Union Lines before Petersburg

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0969 Author/Creator: Place Written: Petersburg, Virginia Type: Photograph Date: Pagination: 1 photograph 9.2 x 8.9 cm Order a Copy

The image shows the state of the Union lines before the battle at Petersburg. Numeric notation on image: "197." Inscription on verso: "The Union line before Petersburg." Numeric notation on verso: "79" "53" and "197"

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